Nine OOchsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge nurses named among 2012 Great 100 Nurses of Louisiana

Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge is proud to announce that, of Ochsner's 22 Registered Nurses being honored as Louisiana's Great 100 Nurses, nine are from the Baton Rouge region: Laura Bergeron-Hart, RN – ER, Janene Ducote, RN – NICU, Jessica Evins, RN – Women's Services, Kristy Koontz, RN – Med/Surg, David Lambert, RN – Emergency Department, Kelly Landry, RN – Med/Surg, Stacey Lovette, RN – Women's Services and Jennifer Orcino, RN – Surgical Services. System-wide, 22 Ochsner nurses will be honored for their outstanding contributions to the profession on Oct. 24.
"This is a terrific honor for these outstanding nurses and we are very proud to have them on our team," said Dawn Pevey Mauk, BSN, MBA, RN, Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge Chief Nursing Officer. "We also congratulate our entire nursing staff as this is a reflection of the quality of care provided everyday at Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge."
Ochsner's nursing staff has a history of acknowledgments by the Great 100 Nurses Foundation for their commitment to patient care, including: 2011 – 24 nurses, 2010 – 31 nurses, 2009 - 36 nurses and 2008 - 39 nurses. Ochsner's 2012 "Great 100 Nurses" include:
Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge:
Laura Bergeron-
Hart, RN
Janene Ducote, RN
Jessica Evins, RN
JoAnn Guidry, RN
Kristy Koontz, RN
David Lambert, RN
Kelly Landry, RN
Stacey Lovette, RN
Jennifer Orcino, RN
Ochsner Medical Center – North Shore:
Ray Holmes, RN
Joell Offner, RN
Cheryl Woods, RN
Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner:
Edith Bonds, RN
Suyapa Bordelon, RN
Jamie Gautreaux, RN
Judy Hennessey, RN
Ochsner Medical Center – West Bank campus:
Arianna Hebert, RN
Melissa Von Almen
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans:
Liz Caruso, RN
Geraldine Hopper, RN
Tarcela Koban, RN
Roxana Marin, RN
Sara Sporar, RN